When comparing Wunderlist vs Sandglaz, the Slant community recommends Wunderlist for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform to-do list app?”Wunderlist is ranked 2nd while Sandglaz is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Wunderlist is:

Wunderlists' UI is very fast and easy to use. The features are easy to find and everything flows together smoothly.

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Simple & easy to use UI

Wunderlists' UI is very fast and easy to use. The features are easy to find and everything flows together smoothly.

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Has a free, adless version

Wunderlist is available both as a free app without ads or heavy restrictions, and in a pro version that enables you to add larger files and take advantage of additional customization options.

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Group integration

Wunderlist allows you to share lists and tasks with others via email or Facebook. This allows you to set group tasks and lists. When one person completes the task, they can check it off and it is then completed for every other team member.

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Simple, useful task management features

Wunderlist features the standard ability to add tasks and organize them within lists, but one aspect in which it excels is the amount of detail you can add to each task. Rather than simple alerts, tasks incorporate a number of other options, including reminders, subtasks, notes, and recurring tasks. You can also star important tasks, which is simpler than the priority systems used in many other apps.

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Cross-platform syncing

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Can add to your list via email or Google Now

If you're on the run or away from your device, you can add items to your list by email. You can also add notes to the list item using the body of the message. Wunderlist supports Google Now, meaning you can add to your list using native voice commands on Android.

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Public lists

Some lists can be published in order to share them with others. Interestingly, other people can see the items of a public list, but not the notes and sub-lists of those items.

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Supports timed reminders and recurring items

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Group members can comment on list items

Found in the detail view, comments let you to start a conversation, leave feedback, ask a question, or add extra insight to your to-dos. They are saved with a timestamp and are immediately accessible to any members of your shared list.

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Easy to print tasks

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Easily customized list icons

Rather than relying on standard icons, users can individually set the icons for their lists using emojis. For example, if the list is about TV shows, you can set the list icon to be the television emoji.

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Smartwatch compatible

The Wunderlist app supports Apple Watch and Android Wear, which allows for instant action and task viewing on these smartwatches.

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Beautiful backgrounds

Wunderlist comes with 20 free wallpapers and 10 paid wallpapers for users to customize the background image in the Wunderlist app. In addition, advanced users can also use their own image as background image with few tweaks, which is absent in main Wunderlist app.

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Keyboard shortcuts

Wunderlist comes with the Keyboard shortcuts that can allow users to perform task faster using the keyboard.

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Simple interface, great for milestone sprints

The interface is built around the concept of "infinity grids" where tasks are placed into time-based milestone periods. Any non-completed tasks from the current milestone automatically move to the next milestone. As such Sandglaz is best suited for teams that plan projects and tasks in milestone sprints.

The interface consists of columns of tasks organized in either days or weeks with a slide-out panel for accessing settings, search, notifications and navigating projects. Expanding a task gives access to adding subtasks, notes, attachments, comments, setting due dates, etc. Overall the interface is very utilitarian in execution with only the bare minimum of functionality taking up the space at any given time.

Tasks are assigned with @username. Each project can be shared with its own team of collaborators. And hashtags are used for categories.

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Automatic task management

Uncompleted tasks move to the next day automatically.

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Very easy to collaborate with team members

You can assign tasks with @username and communicate about your collaborative to-dos right within the context of the tasks. You can also share each project with its own team of collaborators.

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Advanced recurring tasks functionality

Cons

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Subtasks hidden within task window

Wunderlist doesn't have true subtasks but rather a single task list with an entirely different user interface hidden within each task. Having separate interfaces for tasks and subtasks restricts flexibility in how one structures projects.

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Limited customization and organization options

Wunderlist doesn't allow for much customization in list sorting or visual themes. It offers only a couple dozen background choices and has no option to add your own.

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No utilization of location on mobile apps

Wunderlist doesn't have any location-based reminders, nor does it offer to include your location information as you add items.

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Acquired by Microsoft, So Future is Uncertain

Microsoft acquired Wunderlist in 2015, and therefore its future is uncertain. It's unlikely Wunderlist will continue to be an (1) independent product with (2) a free version and (3) continue to develop and innovate at a reasonable pace.

More likely, Microsoft will at least monetize Wunderlist the way it monetizes its other products. It's also likely that Microsoft will integrate it into its suite of office products and even its Windows operating systems.

To see what this is like search the Web for "Microsoft OneNote Mac OS X," and you will find a host of "standard" features only available in the Windows version, "official" documentation and tutorials that presume you have the Windows version (but never say so), etc.

One would also expect versions running on Linux to be worse or nonexistent. Also, Microsoft software in general tends to be bloated with marketable features but little concern for efficiency regarding memory usage, processing efficiency, or unobtrusive updates.

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Doesn't have a calendar view

No calendar view, integration with GCal is ridiculous - updates every 8 hours or something, integration with Outlook is ridiculous - tasks only show as all-day event.

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Incomplete keyboard control

There's no clear way to mark tasks complete using the keyboard, which is frustrating since all other common tasks are keyboard controllable.